Tarampa

Tarampa
Somerset Region, Queensland
Tarampa Hotel, 2014
Tarampa
Coordinates 27°27′42.5″S 152°29′23.94″E / 27.461806°S 152.4899833°E / -27.461806; 152.4899833Coordinates: 27°27′42.5″S 152°29′23.94″E / 27.461806°S 152.4899833°E / -27.461806; 152.4899833
Population 325 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4311
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Tarampa:
Mount Tarampa Rifle Range Clarendon
Brightview Tarampa Lowood
Glamorgan Vale
Brightview Coolana Lark Hill

Tarampa is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census Tarampa recorded a population of 325.[1]

History

During World War II a military airfield was located at nearby Mount Tarampa called Lowood. The United States Army Air Forces based its 80th Fighter Squadron (8th Fighter Group) there between 28 March – 10 May 1942), flying P-39 Airacobras. The airfield no longer exists but a small memorial marks its previous location.[2][3]

The Lowood circuit built at the former airfield site was the venue for the 1960 Australian Grand Prix.[4] The facility has since been closed and the land redeveloped. The end of the 35 runway and taxiway can still be seen in aerial imagery at 27°27′19″S 152°28′56″E / 27.45528°S 152.48222°E / -27.45528; 152.48222

Heritage listings

Tarampa has heritage-listed sites, including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tarampa (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ Oz at war - Amateur historian site -Retrieved 2 November 2006.
  3. ↑ United States Air Force Historical Research Agency document 00057414
  4. ↑ Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, 1986, pages 256 to 266
  5. ↑ "Tarampa State School (entry 602849)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

Attribution

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.


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